My Own Words and Prose: 2018

At first, I didn't want to mention anything about this issue. Yet, something in me just propelled me to mention the truth in season and out of season. We can't be silent on this matter, because the goal of black liberation means precisely that discernment must be executed in our lives. Also, unity doesn't mean that we agree on every issues, but we do stand on core principles and advocate the liberation of black people worldwide. So, I decided to type my thoughts on this Umar Johnson vs. Tariq Nasheed situation. First and foremost, it is important to show that both of their actions are not what real, mature men should do. What I see among both men is that there are cursing each other out, using the N word against each other, and threatening to fight each other over personal and ideological disagreements. That is not right. A real person can handle critique without using or threatening violence. Second, I have ideological disagreements with both men. Tariq makes it his pastime to curse people out who disagrees with him and he is known to promote dating advice that is misogynistic and plan inaccurate. Tariq Nasheed (whose original name was Marcus ) was born in Detroit. He lived in Birmingham, Alabama. He left high school to go into Los Angeles when he was 17 years old. He was once a rapper named King Flex cursing, degrading women, and promoting violence (which he hasn't condemned or repudiated). His early books promotes macking and exploiting women for sexual, personal gain (which is similar to the PUA movement. Tariq called his sick, hedonistic agenda his "mack lessons").

For example, The Art of Mackin’ was his book released in 2000 on being a player. In 2005, The Mack Within was meant to make every man a player and a true mack. In 2009, he released The Elite Way: 10 Rules Men Must Know in Order to Deal With Women. He’s even released books that further exploit men and women called Play or Be Played in 2004 and the Art of Gold Digging in 2008. To this day, Tariq Nasheed hasn't repudiated that sick, misogynistic philosophy and he hasn't repudiated his disgusting books about "macking." Tariq Nasheed lusted after white Brazilians when he was in Brazil, he said that he would bring up the flag of Europe in the bedroom, and he once lusted after Brooke Hogan (whose father said the n word, and Tariq hypocritically criticizes black women in IRs). So, I don't follow Tariq. I'm not Tommy Sotomayor. He can never intimidate me. Tariq Nasheed's wife is biracial, and his mother in law is white. His actions don't match up with his words. Tariq Nasheed claims to be for the black community, but he disrespects John Lewis and he mocked the Selma civil rights movement. Even Malcolm X was part of the Civil Rights Movement. Tariq Nasheed is just disrespectful.

For him or Tariq to say that he wants to beat up a black woman named Pearl Jr. shows him to be a total coward. He’s a hypocrite from claiming to desire an end to white supremacy, but he has issued pro-domestic violence language against the black woman Pearl Jr. during a debate with her. This is why we need ethics in our community. No one should treat our people in any inappropriate way. Our people deserve to be treated with dignity and with respect. Tariq is known for making jokes that mocks the physical appearances of black people in very disturbing, disrespectful ways (which is a sign of colorism and self hatred. Recently, Tariq used an IG post to mock Umar's appearance and mock Esther Rolle's physical appearance in an offensive way. Any black person who mocks and disrespects Esther Rolle's physical appearance is totally wrong and is anti-black period. Esther Rolle did a lot for black people period and she should be respected 100 percent). Tariq Nasheed produced his Hidden Colors series (which shows some truth mixed with great errors and falsehoods). Umar Johnson was on Hidden Colors 1 and both were allies. Now, they are adversaries. Umar Johnson has yet to show real accountability financially involving his proposed school. When black men and black women asked him legitimate questions about the money, Umar goes into a tangent and demonizes those people. Umar loves to try to intimidate people (and curse people out who disagrees with him in vulgar terms, which is not what real men do), but I fear nothing but God. Also, many of his views are a mixture of accurate views and overt bigotry.

Hoteps like Tariq (who believes in PUA deceptions. Tariq criticizes black women involved in IRs with white men via his usage of slurs, but he said in a video of being attracted to Brooke Hogan, who is a white woman. Also, his mother in law is a white woman). So, he's a hypocrite. He or Tariq even said that he would raise the flag of Europe in the bedroom, which shows his slavery mentality (and his self-hatred. Lusting after white women can never bring black freedom. Appreciating your own identity and standing up for black liberation brings about freedom). I believe in Black Love, but I don't disrespect a person unfairly based on his or her dating choices), and Umar forgets that feminism doesn't mean violating the rights of black men. Feminism simply means equality among men and women period. There are many white people who exploit the concept of feminism to ignore the concerns of black women (that is true as many white women were racists in the suffrage movement), but the essence of feminism is equality. Tariq Nasheed disrespected Sister Kirsten West Savali (who is a great black woman, a scholar, and a real fighter against racism, capitalism, patriarchy, xenophobia, and imperialism). Worshiping white people isn't revolutionary. What is revolutionary is loving Blackness, building resources, growing institutions, opposing imperialism, fighting capitalist exploitation, and advancing unity plus power among the black collective worldwide. That's revolutionary. So, Tariq Nasheed enjoy capitalist profit, he rejects any action of a class struggle (which can solve problems), and he ironically believes in many of the same views of far right extremists. Corey Holcomb is another person who supports a racist like Mike Rappaport. He is wrong period. I have great respect for Sister Kirsten West Savali.

Umar Johnson (whose original name was Jermaine Shoemake) is now trying to threaten to beat certain people up and use ad hominem attacks against black people (he called black people "trifling black folks" because of his funding efforts. There are controversies on whether he has a real degree in psychology or not. He also mocked the name of Boyce Watkins too). Boyce Watkins is not equivalent Johnson and Nasheed. Watkins has not written books promoting macking.

Yet, he has turned from his old school progressive views and embraced black capitalism knowing that black capitalism doesn't benefit all black people (only mostly the upper middle class and the rich who are black). He or Boyce believes that economic empowerment primarily will save us. That isn't the case, because you need both political power and economic power to grow. If someone has no plan or program to help poor and working class black people right now (in fighting poverty and growing wages), then that person is not a revolutionary period. If a person has no plan to address health care, the environment, and housing, then that person is not a revolutionary. Boyce wants many black people to quit jobs and form businesses. The problem with that is that it is infeasible. We just don't need businesses. We need teachers, plumbers, STEM field experts, doctors, lawyers, and other jobs necessary to grow the black community. Job-shaming is wrong, because even being a business owner is a job. We should use our jobs in benefiting our people collectively beyond just individual pursuits. Also, not every black person desires to be a business owner. Some black people have other aspirations and they have the right to fulfill their diverse aspirations. Financial literacy is great, but that literacy must exclude condescension and classism. Blaming black people for generational poverty is the essence of self hatred. Boyce Watkins saying that my videos are for "smart" people shows his elitism after he married his wife.

Boyce Watkins is the type of person who uses kid gloves in exposing Hoteps (plus showing a passive aggressive attitude about Umar) for fear of losing support from the Hoteps. As vulgar, misogynistic, and rude many Hoteps are, Boyce Watkins shouldn't coddle them. Boyce doesn't want to call them out in a strong, uncompromising fashion. Even when he does praise many women in positive ways, he has been criticized by online Hoteps. Boyce Watkins is increasingly cursing when he didn't do this a lot in his previous issues. Watkins needs to realize that an economic system based on the exploitation and brutality of black people can never be infallible or the means to cause black freedom. Boyce also criticizes feminism when feminism just means equality, autonomy, and justice. Many people are womanists too and I have no issue with womanism as it addresses the needs of black women. Umar Johnson's disrespect of his child's mother and other black women like Khym Ringgold is truly disgusting and evil plus pathetic.

Since I love to delve into controversial topics, let's go there. Recently Boyce Watkins have used many smears about Yvette Carnell, because it is found that Watkins got much of his business blueprint from the inspiration of Charles Wu (who made a statement that he used Boyce as a means to sell hope to black people). Now, Boyce is trying to defend himself. Boyce is a person who is the type that was a mainline progressive writer many years ago. Now, he is into Hotepism, and black capitalism. He believes that weaves contributes to economic poverty in the black community, which is false and ludicrous. Watkins shaming black women who voluntarily decide to wear weaves is sexist and ignorant. Boyce also increasingly uses profanity as a means to act like he means business, but he has used the same, tired strategy that doesn't benefit the black collective. I don't agree with Carnell's xenophobia (about immigrants), but she is 100 percent right that black people need both political and economic power. There is no economic power without political power period.

One example is that it took unions, protesters, and collective activism to create the 40 hour work week, Social Security, the minimum wage, and other economic benefits (which was established by people demanding the government to do something about injustices) that many take for granted. Therefore, there is nothing wrong with black businesses and financial literacy. Yet, we also need living wages, environmental protections, the promotion of anti-poverty actions to help a wide spectrum of black people not just the upper middle class or the rich (who are the primary people who will benefit from Watkins' "Black Business School." Boyce Watkins acts immature in calling people "dusty" if they disagree with him). He is the same one criticizing rappers who glamorize evils (and those rappers who do such things should be criticized), but he is speaking the same language that those rappers use in trying to defend himself.

You will notice that Boyce doesn't talk about environmental issues, living wages, strikes, even anti-imperialism massively, or working rights issues since he shams people with jobs when even a business owner by definition is a job. Economic justice means a radical redistribution of economic and political power to benefit the masses of the people. I have much more respect for Yvette Carnell, because she offers more realistic advice on solutions (and promotes great books like The Color of Law and The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap) which deals with collective growth of black political power. Also, many folks are using this issue as an excuse to promote the colorblind myth that if we are to be free then we must disregard our black heritage. That's nonsense since we can honor our black identity, love our Blackness, love Africa, and honor the family of humanity at the same time.

The family of Frederick Douglas has criticized Umar Johnson because of his words about Douglas. Umar Johnson not only has shown no display of the accountability with the money that he has in his plan for his school. He hasn't sought the advice of professionals in a higher level (who have actually established successful African-centered schools), he lacks an extensive, public curriculum, and he has not an economic plan in getting the school building. Solutions require a plan and preparation and Umar didn't prepare properly along with his many reactionary views being wrong. Therefore, both of those males (Tariq Nasheed and Umar Johnson) are distractions. Tommy Sotomayor is a total anti-black woman hater. I have no respect for Tommy Sotomayor at all. Young Pharaoh (who believes in extraterrestrials) going around to ally with white militia groups and praising the former drug dealer freeway Ricky Ross is wrong. Young Pharoah also believes in New Age views and praised literature from occultist Madame H. P. Blavatsky.

There is a clear difference between accurate, authentic Black Scholarship (which focuses on true Black Consciousness. John Henrik Clarke, Malcolm X, Dr. King, and other Brothers and Sisters have shown true black scholarship for a long time) and the Hotep Movement (which revels in misogynoir, inaccuracies, bigotry, and vulgarity). The truth is that being pro-black doesn't mean acting in an immature fashion filled with vile rhetoric. Being pro-black means yes we love our Blackness (and we love Africa), but we don't express unjustified hatred against another human being because that person happens to be another color. That means (in being pro-black), we respect black women (Tariq and Umar are known for making false statements about black women involving hair, dating, etc. Umar and Tariq are known to promote archaic, false, and Victorian views on dating and relationships. Tariq is known to call women out of their names when they disagree with him). One secret in life is that true Power comes from the control of resources, institutions, and industries. That is what we should advocate. We need to build. Black people should always promote justice and that entails creating our own resources, institutions, and industries and controlling them in a fair way where workers are treated right, wages are living wages, and those who are poor are helped in a compassionate fashion. Dr. King teaches us about tolerance and human rights. Malcolm X after his Hajj spoke openly about the brotherhood of humanity in his speeches. Therefore, we have to deal with reality and that reality is that the liberation of black people is a must, but we have to use logic, real solutions (in dealing with fighting poverty, expanding health care, expanding black cultural growth, growing housing, growing black enterprises, promoting pan-African unity, etc.), and honesty in getting us to that point of true black liberation.

These are my final views on this issue.

By Timothy

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